Police Calls | 37-year-old man found dead

300 block of Boston Avenue, Mansfield - Officers responded to a report of a deceased person Monday. The 37-year-old man's mother called police when she could not reach him. He was found upstairs and unresponsive. The man was pronounced dead at the scene by the Richland County Coroner's Office. METRICH responded to the scene and seized the man's cell phone to serve a search warrant on it. The man's body is being taken for an autopsy, according to the police report. A detective from Mansfield Police Department also responded to the residence.

Malabar Intermediate School, 205 W. Cook Road, Mansfield - A man reported to police Monday a 12-year-old girl had made a "purge list." The girl said the list was people that made her so angry that she wanted to kill them. Police talked with the girl, who said she made the list because she was angry. She was crying and said she didn't plan on following through with the list. Police were told the girl will be suspended from school pending a hearing.

Greenwood Avenue, Mansfield - A man reported Tuesday morning finding three young girls walking in the roadway toward Lexington Avenue. The man said the girls were wearing sundresses, with the youngest only wearing underwear. Police noted the temperature was 45 degrees. The man returned the children to their 28-year-old mother. The mother of the toddlers told police she had been working without sleep for two days and said the girls left out a side door. The man told police the girls were also outside unsupervised the day before. Police noted the girls did not appear to be injured. A copy of the report was forwarded to Richland County Children Services.

400 block of South Main Street, Mansfield - A woman reported Monday her boyfriend poked her in the eye twice. He told her if she called police, he would kill her. He fled when she called police. Police located the 41-year-old man at his mother's house. He was taken to jail on a drunkenness charge. Police issued a summons in lieu of arrest to the man's 17-year-old son on a charge of disorderly conduct after he began to scream a profanity several times.

200 block of Grace Street, Mansfield - A woman Monday told police two females assaulted her daughter at Newman Park by kicking and punching her in the head. The suspects were about 12 years old.

200 block of Rae Avenue, Mansfield - An 18-year-old woman Monday said her mother, 38, karate-chopped her in the throat during an argument over money. The victim declined to pursue charges.

400 block of Fourth Avenue, Mansfield - A woman reported Tuesday morning her 37-year-old ex-boyfriend refused to give her back her keys after she let him borrow her vehicle. She said when she went to get the keys, he pushed her, almost knocking her to the ground, and threw her keys into a parking lot across the street. The woman got her keys and drove home. At the residence, a second woman reported seeing the man in the driveway and hearing breaking glass. They found a broken window, and the man was gone. Police called the man on the phone, but he refused to talk to police and hung up.

Walmart, 2485 Possum Run Road, Mansfield - A woman left her three children unattended in a running vehicle while she shopped. The children, including a baby boy and a 2-year-old girl, were sleeping, and she said she didn't want to wake them. She told police her 9-year-old daughter was watching them. She said she was only in the store for 20 minutes.

200 block of West Fourth Street, Mansfield - Police Tuesday issued a summons on a charge of obstructing official business to a woman who was hiding near the bushes just west of the Harmony House after seeing a cruiser. She was found to have a felony warrant. She was taken to jail.

Kroger, 1500 Lexington Ave., Mansfield - An employee in loss prevention told police a woman was seen on camera scanning every other item and only paying for half of the items. She said she was sick, rushed and did it wrong. She was arrested and taken to jail and issued a summons on a charge of theft.

Kroger, 1240 Park Avenue West, Mansfield - A woman Monday stole wax melts from the business and was issued a summons on a charge of theft.

100 block of East Second Street, Mansfield - A woman Monday told police her vehicle was missing. She said she believed a 16-year-old boy may have taken the vehicle. The vehicle was later located and recovered in Erie County by the sheriff's office there.

The News Journal does not identify people charged with misdemeanor offenses in the Police Calls. This is a fairness issue related to the large number of incidents that we cannot report in the wide geographic area being covered. Offenders are identified through subsequent court listings.